Herbaceous Perennials 
THE ELM CITY NURSERY COMPANY 
SUNFLOWER, MISS MELLISH (H. Rigidus Var.). 5 to 7 feet. July to Sep¬ 
tember. Sparingly branched; rough; flowers rich yellow. One of the best. 
SUNFLOWER, PEARL (H. Decapetalus Multiflorus FI. PL). 2 to 4 feet. 
August to October. Resembles a golden double dahlia. 
SWEET WILLIAM, see Pinks. 
THALICTRUM AQUILEGIFOLIUM (Feathered Columbine). 1 to 3 feet. May 
to July. White. 
THALICTRUM MINUS VAR. ADIANTIFOLIUM (Hardy Maidenhair). 1 to 
2 feet. July and August. Foliage delicately arranged and graceful. 
THALICTRUM POLYGONUM (Rue Anemone). 2 to 3 feet. July and August. 
White. A very graceful native plant which thrives well in the garden. 
THRIFT (Armeria Maritima Splendens). 9 inches. July and August. Evergreen 
tufts of bright green foliage, from which innumerable flowers appear in dense 
heads. Pinlc. 
•THYMUS CITRIODORA AUREA (Golden Thyme). Very trailing. Orange 
scented. 
•THYMUS SERPYLLUM (White Mt. Thyme). May. Forming dense mats of 
dark green foliage with white flowers. 
TIGER LILY, see page 46. 
•TRADESCANTIA VIRGINICA (Spiderwort). 1 to 2 feet. June to August. 
Blue; grass-like foliage 
TRADESCANTIA VIRGINICA FI. PI. A double form of the preceding. 
•TRADESCANTIA VIRGINICA ALBA. White form, and very attractive. 
TRITOMA or TORCH LILY, see Lily, page 16. 
TROLLIUS, see Globe Flower. 
TUNICA SAXIFRAGA (Rock Tunica). 9 inches, July and August. A pretty 
tufted prostrate plant, with dark green foliage, and very pretty, small pink 
flowers produced in the greatest profusion resembling the flowers of Baby’s 
Breath, blooming all Summer. A most attractive plant either for the rockery 
or the border. 
ULMARIA, see Spiraea. 
UNIOLA, see Grasses. 
VALERIANA OFFICINALIS (Garden Heliotrope). 4 to 6 feet. June and July. 
White, fragrant. An old garden favorite. 
•VERONICA INCANA (Hoary Speedwell). 1 to 2 feet. July to September. Blue. 
•VERONICA LONGIFOLIA VAR. SUBSESSILIS. 2 to 3 feet. July and Sep¬ 
tember. Lovely spikes of the deepest clear blue make this plant very desirable, 
especially at their time of blooming, when blue flowers are very rare. 
VERONICA SPICATA. 2 feet. June and July. Long spikes of beautiful blue 
flowers. 
•VERONICA SPICATA ALBA. 2 feet. July. A white flowered variety of the 
above. 
•VERONICA SPICATA ROSEA. 2 feet. July. Spikes of bright rose flowers, a 
very desirable plant. 
VINCA, see Myrtle. 
VIOLA, see Violet. 
VIOLET, CRESTED (Viola Cornuta Hybrids). Beautiful pansy-like violets with 
glossy foliage; blooms all summer. Variety of color. 
VIOLET, CRESTED WHITE (V. Cornuta Var. Alba). Like the preceding; with 
pure white flowers. 
VIOLET, ENGLISH (V. Odorata Var. FI. PL). The true double, sweet-scented 
English hardy violet. Color is of the deepest blue. 
VIOLET, ENGLISH DOUBLE WHITE. (V. O. Var. Alba FI. PL). Another 
beautiful form. Flowers double white very large, tinted with pale blue. 
WINDFLOWER, see Anemone. 
•YARROW, THE PEARL (Achillea Ptarmica Var. FI. PL). 1 to 2 feet. May to 
October. Double white. A very effective plant, especially when in bloom. 
Much prized as a cut flower. 
YARROW BOULE de NEIGE (Ball of Snow). An improvement on the preceding. 
YARROW PERRY’S WHITE (Achillea Ptarm, Var.). {New). A novelty of great 
merit superior to all other varieties, for cutting there is nothing to equal it. 
Plants in pots at 50 cents each. 
•YARROW, RED (A. Millefolium Var. Rubra). 1 to 3 feet. June to October. 
Wine-red flowers, with aromatic fern-like foliage, which is very ornamental. 
YARROW KELWAYI (A. Millefolium Var.). A decided improvement on the 
preceding, the flowers keeping their color throughout the season. 
YARROW, WOOLLY (A. Tomentosum). 8 to 10 inches. June and July. A very 
attractive little plant, with handsome, deeply cut foliage, and bright golden 
yellow flowers most suitable for the rockery. 
YELLOW LILIES, see page 47. 
YUCCA, see Lily, page 46. 
FOR PRICES OF THE ABOVE HERBACEOUS PLANTS SEE PAGE Ifi. 
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FOR SPECIAL DISCO U NTS SEE PAGE ONE. 
